Abstract

This study exegetes Revelation 1:4-6 and argues for its implication to the members of the clergy in Malawi’s socio-political context. The problem the thesis addresses has to do with the situation in Malawi where the clergy undertake their roles in the Church while being actively aligned to some political parties. The work is a desk type of research and has used secondary information. The study has used inductive and deductive methods. The inductive method was used to discover textual and the historical data while the deductive exegesis was used to draw some preconception for the Malawian context. In terms of data analysis,the thesis used content analysis to get to the appropriate findings. The exegetical findings highlight that the Church has been made a Kingdom and priests not only highlighting its sacral duty but also as its mission as agents of the Kingdom of God in the socio-political sphere. However, within the Malawian context it is observed that the clergy get into too much politics, become allies with political regimes and sideline public role of the work of Kingdom for material interest. In contrast to this, the study demonstrates from the exegetical findings that the concept of Kingdom and Priest can be used to help the clergy to engage socio-political affairs for the benefit of the Kingdom of God. The original contribution of the study is in its demonstration that the clergy are obligated to represent the Kingdom of God in their individual and institutional engagement in Malawi’s socio political context.

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School	: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Issued Date	: 2021

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